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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04

we encamped about six miles from Gettys-
burg, being in the First Corps, under Gem
eral Reynolds, and on July / we were
double-quicked most of the way to the
town, by way of the Emmetsburg road.
This took US by the seminary and across
the Baltimore turnpike. Then we filed TO
the right. and at once found ourselves in
very hot place.
The Confederates opened fire upon us
from small piece Of woods, il nv memory
serves me right twenty three years is long
time, and events get very dim in that time,
unless they are strongly impressed upon
t y, mlndl, and we were holly engaged un-
tt! about four o'clock in the afternoon,
when our right gave way and let the enemy
on our flank. Here we suffered heavy
losses. our regiment going in with 1924 men
and twenty three officers, and coming out
with fifty men and three officers.
saw Confederate color sergeant rise
up and attempt to get over q log fence at
through him. We fell back through the
town and took up position on Cemetery
I'M, where We had a comparatively quiet
time OF it during the night.
Next day till three o'clock in the after
noon little was done but count up our
losses, when the hardest artillery fire ever
saw took place. We had heard artillery
before at Fredericksburg, Antietam, and
Charlottesville, but nothing would begin
with this. have often wondered how any
one escaped death in such q hail-storm Of
shot and shell.
| On the third day we were marched to the
right OF the cemetery and placed in sup
port OF o thirtytwo- pound battery. It was
warm day and the sun and the heat from
the battery made it almost uncomfortable:
several cases of sunstroke occurred here,
and we lost number by sharpshooters.
Later We moved in hurry to the support Of
the Second Corps, which was receiving the
celebrated charge of Pickett, and here I
saw dead men-blue and gray-till the
sight was sickening.
detailed on picket. My right-hand cons
rade was killed before we reached the line,
which was posted where the Confederate
line OF battle had been, and still was, it
seemed to me by the number left on the
ground. Within twenty feet Of where 7
lay, no less than ten dead or wounded men
were on the ground, the wounded crying
for water. 1t was sight such as 1 hope
never to cast eyes on again.
We could do nothing for them, as, while
daylight lasted, to raise your head above
the bottom rail of the fence meant one to a
dozen bullets in the immediate neighbour
hood.
There was nothing for me to do but to
lie there and hear those terrible groans, and
as the night wore away their voices grew
fainter and fainter, some already hushed in
death, some asking for water, some to be
moved, and even heard men ask for some
one to shoot them, and end their suffering.
was used to war and battle scenes, but
nothing like this had ever seen, nor have
since. When the first streak of day show
ed itself in the east hailed it with JOY, and
found the Union soldiers "monarchs Of all
they surveyed. w. w. JosL1N.
Company c., 10zth New York Volunteers,
/ YORKsHIRE CENTER. N. Y.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
The Place to Avoid Excitement.

The Washington correspondent Of q
Southern paper sends the following:
"Col. Cowles, North Carolina Con-
gresham, who served under General Hamp-
ton during the late unpleasantness, has
bald head, revealing a singular wound. It
is long seam sa as it 1aax Sy pointed
musket-ball which plowed the Uranium.
The Colonels brain was partially exposed
at first, but the bone thinly healed over it.
am told that the least unusual excitement
would be apt to kill him, and it is one Of
the gallery jokes that he came to Congress
to avoid any dangerous conmotion.s
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
THE LAUNDRY.
Yrs,,a Sfoi,,s.

These can be removed worry easily by the fol-
lowing method: Put little hydrochloric acid
in a basin or saucer and make it slightly warm,
then dip the iron stain into the acid for about
iron; the cloth must be well washed from le the be-
solution, first in water, then in little soda
and water, to remove every trace of acid. Ok
alic acid may be used instead of hydrochloric,
but more time is required for the operation,
and with Old and fixed spots it is not so effect
i've. The same precautions in washing out
arc necessary, as oxalic acid dried in the cloth
will iniure il.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
little family insisted shou,a n,o, A..
valid for all it Was worth "4" pay the IN

little family insisted should r,ov ~. =.
valid for all it was worth. pay 'ne m
!. W. were notified Of their approach hv
inc thunderous hoofbeats of their cara,, ~
Mhen they had all passed beneath mv WY
aow ana out OF sight behind the hyow ~
. .ns hnl, on their way to the mills. Ella
,mnking SO large company mnst H.
feaerais. was highly delighted. -''' '
AS tney passed the house, one Of the mon
1aa ASKED X. S's, what are you-Union or
Union every time" on' III
; nov she e. came running into my room,
at home, TINT the "Fedsn Ind cor,e "'" ''as
When informed Of her her s m;s.a.o s,o
looked quite blank and little fri~hten sl1
though still insisting aThev mist AG h.
Feds, for, said she, athey laughed when
/! said was Union; thew Womb not hava
done that it they were not"
one soon recovered, and again ran ont to
make observations, promising to report to
me from time to time. -'
The Colonel was brought in to ma RI ha
introduced, and to tell me upon what terms
my husband could return to his home.
had been cautioned beforehand by friends
VINO knew my strong Union proclivities
and habits OF free speaking to be careful
of what said. ~ N''ASA"-
simply asked his terms. He said: "He
must take the oath 10 support the Confed-
eracy This ! had expected, and had
schooled myself to "eat humble pie, !" but,
wnen ne added "and acknowledge his
1au!ts, lforgot all my promises Of self
control; and, rising on my elbow, with
cheek flushing and ewes flashing the indio-
nation felt, exclaimed: aAckno Wedge
what?n -s'0
He repeated: Acknowledge his faults. y
answered: Il do not consider he has
been guilty of any,"
Then was frowned back into silence by
friends standing behind the Colonel, and
lying back upon my pillow was mute.
He assured me he would send a passport
through his lines, carrying the terms, and
would also place guard around the house
to keep his men from disturbing me.
Soon after he withdrew, little Ella came
IN, breathless with excitement. In dra-
matte, though childish, way she told me
that from good position in our front yard
she had seen the men dash up to the mills,
disappearing within only to reappear on the
roof, tearing down our cherished flag.
Then began scramble for its posses
sion. The weather had done its work upon
material not too strong at first, and it came
to pieces in their hands. The pieces were
then tied under their horses tails, the island
made into race-track, and amid cheers
and yells it was trailed in the dust.
I was amused and angered by the report;
amused at their petty exhibition of spite,
and angered at the indignities to the flag.
1 consoled myself with the thought that il
was but an humble symbol of a principle
unconquerable, immortal, and that its
counterpart on grander scale still waved
DER Tennessee, and would eventually wave
over the whole South.-Ida Glenn, IN Chi
caOo Ledger,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
THE STOCK.RANCH.
Proas II, breeding so,cs.

No kind of farm stock costs SO little or pays
kept until they have their drst litter of pigs G
A SOW duo to farrow in March or April is al
ways salable at handsome advance on her
value for making pork In fact the buyer
rarely looks at q SOW in this condition in this
light He is busly calculating how many
should all weigh with good feeding the subse-
quent November or December. And the re-
suit of these calculations is that he is gener-
ally willing to pay aprice for breeder that
will require good luck and good feeding for
him even to see gain in pork.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
THE ORCHARD.
Snecial Culttpnfio,,

OF pears aud their caro- W. G. Barry, one Of
the best authorities on pomolosy, holds to the
necessity Of high feeding for the pear as we'll
az of other fruits. Spears" he says soften
overbear, and must be thinned early in the
season. If the tree is growing too rapidly
and docs not bear, stop manuring for awhile
and it will fall into bearing, when it should be
not cause the trec to bear, Of course you must
ot-prune. Tho varieties would name
would be Bartlett, Anjou and Duchess. The
Anjou ripens at the holiday season, aud when
well ri,psned, wrapped in paper, and sold to
special customers, bring large prices"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
Fecdina FOR Proak.

The time has long since passed when the
better class of breeders and feeders ceased to
allow their stock to lose one half to two thirds
Of the summers gain during the winter. The
loss from insufficient winter feeding is now
known to be dead loss. Inasmuch Us all the
food given to supply the daily waste of the
body is loss, the waste from increasing power
ty must again be made good How many Of
the general farmers Of the country, who, in
connection with their other farm work, I'M
dertake the production Of milk, the raising Of
steers and their fattening, act on this we'll
known law? Probably not one in ten. And
yet the loss from insufficient food is loss
as great to them as to those who make breed
ing and feeding the chief operations prose-
cuted
Another we'll known fact to feeders is that
the longer an animal lives the less the proper
tional gain per month or year; and this rela-
tive gain goes on in decreasing ratio, so that
if an animal lives long enough it will cease to
best, from tho time an animal is born, really
makes the largest profit from the food con-
sumed 1t may not be good policy to turn off
a steer at IL months old, because some feeder
may have succeeded BY special feeding in
bringing an animal at that age, to the weight
of 200 to 300 pounds; yet the proof lies
that, if year may be saved as between good
and Indifferent feeding, the profit is with the
feeder who SO saves.
Another point not properly recognized by
the general farmer is that steer brought
handsomely through the winter grows right
along and gets tat on flush summer pas ure.
The lesson here to be learned is to bring the
stock through the winter in good flesh, Keep
them growing right along, whatever the cost
1t will pay. 1t is true that seasons of general
scarcity of feed and fodder may prevent this,
but such seasons, at least IN the West are of
very rare occurrence. If such should befound
likely to occur in the autumn, sound Judgment
would dictate the selling Of 80 much stock
while still in good cond ton SO that the rest
might be carried without severe shrinkage. II
we are to reap the best returns from food, food
must be literally given In fact, an animal is
eatng his head off faster when insufficiently
fed than when fed up to his full natural power
of digestion, CHICAGO Tribune
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
Datryi,,0 as a Science.

There are two classes of dairymen-those
who make practice of selling milk, and
those who set the milk, take away the cream
and send tho butter to market Though the
majority of darymen endeavor to combine
both branches, yet but few of them can be sue
cessful in selling both milk and butter. The
profit from the milk .sold depends upon the
quantity yielded by the herd in proportion to
the amount Of feed allowed and the capital
invested in the shape of labor and buildings.
But the larger tho yield of each COW the
greater the investment, for the reason that the
pro iuctive animal requires no more room.
shelter and care than does one yielding q
smaller quantity In the production of butter
the COWS will afford a profit in proportion not
to the quantity of milk given but to the amount
of cream contained in the butter.
Before the dairyman can be successful in
tween the breeds that excel in yield of milk
and those that give milk rich in cream. The
first thing the scientific dairyman will do is to
select the breed for the purpose he may have
in view. The next thing will be to feed in
such q manner as to secure the largest yield
of either milk or butter in proportion to the
cost of food, and the cost Of tho food depends
upon its adaptabillty for conversion into the
mix.
Science in dairying does not stop at the
selection of proper breeds, or tho mode of
feeding, but also includes the PROCESS Of
management of the milk and the preparation
of the butter, for which the proper facilities
should be provided while the judiciOus saw
ing of the manure, and its conversion into
crops, must be taken ~ important factors of
the enterprise. It is IN old maxim that sth
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
Live Stock Notes and Experiences.

Lt0e St0oe WOES ana E1pcTtences.
WEIGHING cows milk will not cause her
to give any more, but may cause her owner to
substitute better one
The farmer who gets the most eggs is the
one who gets up earliest and secures to his
flock good, warm breakfast rs soon as they
leave the roost
THE Farm Journal humorously observes
that it the craze fcf hornless cattle becomes
universal the ava:sge COW doctor, who knows
but two disessas. <sos.ov corn" and swolf in
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04

A SIMPLE remedy for neuralgia Is TO apply
gra ted horse radlsh, prepared the same as for
table use, to the temple when the face or head
is affected, or to the wrist Whe: cha main 10 n.
the arm er shoulder.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04

=, Professor Roberts of Cornell University has
been making some interesting experiments
with clover. Taking a small piece Of average
growth % sample he found that the dried
roots, also dried, gave an average of 4,s9s
pounds. Farmers often speak Of the large tap
root Of the clover plant, but few have any idea
that it is greater in bulk and value than the
bay; It shows why it is that however man
,ged field after having borne clover crop
is fitted for any other. Probably making the
clover into hay is the best of ali methods, as
it insurcs uninterrupted growth of the root
until tho clover is cut, which is when the root
has attained its full size. When clover is
ing of the crown Of the plant by grazing stock
may easily check root growth more chan the
value of the droppings OF stock as manure.
Besides. the hay cut is not lost as fertilizer
to the land Il fed on tho farm, and the manure
made from it is carefully saved II after cut
ting for hay tho clover is allowed to make .
second growth for seed tho clover roots grow
rapidly and extend much more deeply during
this brief time The second growth Of clover
always occurs during hot and generally dry
weather, and at such times the roots 20 down
into the subsoil in search Of needed moisture
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
|euoT AND SHELL.
,,o+erans' "reminiscences OF
o the War of the Re-
bellion.
,;,. Anecdotes Of Actual Expe-
~ Zion r;cnce and Colloquial Ac.
QUESTION.
Roll Call.

r.ean," tho orderly cried.
rporai ~ the answer, loud aud clear,
re! WI" ,;ns Of the soldier who stood near;
III the apv ',.s the word the next replied.
,..w,--then silence fell
rus Drew s,a answer followed the call;
ti.l NJ. rsnr man saw him fall,
MS wounded he could not toll.
.,..,, stood in the fniling light,
re su ,,;, Of battle, with grave, DARK LOOKS,
sc ~, T., he read as open BOOKS,
plain 10 D Gathered the shadows of night.
~, the hillsides was splashed with
blooa;' /, the corn where the poppies grow
down H., -, stnins than the poppies know,
re reu lno,,- dyed was the rivers flood;
h,d crossed from the other side
t'i ., W, in face of murderous nre,
das, f,,ou down in its terrible ire,
.nsir fc.blood went to color the tide.
,..+ E1ine!n At tho call there came
rpel ,,,.,t soldiers into the line,
sun ,',,ween them this Herbert Kline,
lrlns Ie and bleeding, to answer his name.
vorr,- and q voice answered sHere!'
ra ~ nI Eerr,' but no man replied.
run .na Iee' brothers, these two; the sad winds
sis lnuadcr crept through the cornfelds
near.
...,, neap then soldier spoke:
n hr aasrrisi our reg,mcnts colors !" he said.
AN cas ~ Ensign was shot 1 left him dead,
pen III. o y. .he enemy wavered and broke.
~ the roadside his body lies.
Ps 49,. ~ ~ nv mhuont to give him a drink;
used .sa, u tnd his mothers name, think,
n 1nn ti, ca,ue with it and closed his eyes,"
=, victory. Yes, but it cost us dear;
T r9 VENT wnsn into nsl the eh
', ,1, nuai but twenty that answered "Herel"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04

ippi. In the spring of 1864 he made an
unsuccessful expedition up the Red River,
in Louisiana, and was in May relieved Of
his command. He again entered upon po-
litical life, and was reelected to Congress
from his old district in 1866, and again in
1865 and 1870
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD,
A Budget Of Useful Information
Upon Household and In
dustrial Topics.
Matters Of Interest Relating to the
Field, Dairy, and Stable, and to
the Parlor and Kitchen.
THE FARM.
seorehed Corn for Fo,els.

Corn fed TO poultry in the fall and early
Ginter is damp and not 30 easily digestble as
that thoroughly dried later in the season. This
is one reason why fowls stop laying about the
ouyhly heating corn, even to charring some
Of II, will remove this excessive dampness and
make it more digestible. Fowls or other stock
fed heavily on corn will eat charcoal as q cor
receive to the acid fermentation which it Gre
as any to give charcoal is to slightly burn
some OF tho grain with which they are fed. It
may be given while warm, but not while hot.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04

IN IT'S perfect form, no poison can affect it
But II sheets are spread under the trees and
of and can be easily caught and destroyed
Grape Tiscs from Cuttings.
No kind of wood will more easily grow from
the eye than the grapevine For th!s reason
the rapid propagation of new varieties is a
single-eye cuttings in greenhouses, and this is
very good way wherever bottom heat can be
furnished But oil this trouble and expense
is not needed, provided the right course is
taken, and enough buds or eyes left on the
cutting Even. nurserymen do not rely en-
used, in fact, for new varieties when wood is
scarce and it is desirable to increase the vines
- fast ~ possible. Cuttings set in the open
ground should be prepared early in the spring,
leaving two, or, at most, three eyes on piece
In lower part must be cut of square At the
this lowest bud with q sharp knife 30 as to
make clean cut Leave tho top eye just at
the surface Of the soil, which must be packed
around the lower part very closely. Plant in
rows three feet apart, and run the cultvator
through ,, once week to keep weeds down
with the hoe. II the season is fairly
favorable four-ffths Of these cuttings
will make strong-rooted plants by the first
OF July. There is no need Of being discour-
aged about those that ct this time show no
signs Of putting forth shoot Pull one up
aud You will find the bottom calloused and
tine, white, thresd-like roots from it In sucf,
cases the shoot will usually start from tho eye
below the surface. Where the first eye starts
and grows the one below it grows also. In
must be cut OF, and the other trimmed down
to a single eye. By this method farmers and
others can easily and cheaply supply them
selyes with as many grape-vines as they wish,
and of the best varieties. Four-ffths of all
the grapevine growth of the previous season
must be out off this fall or next spring, and il
can usually be had for nothing. A few very
hard wooded and close lointed grape-vines Dc
samples Of these; but it is only necessary t.
take little longer cutting and plant at an an
gle of forty five degrees in the ground. Thi
will keep the bottom OF the cutting within
reach of the air and warmth. No manure il
necessary; in fact, it is positively hurtful Ite
heating forces the buds too rapidly, and may
cause the bottom of the cuttings to rot, in.
stead of putting forth roots. American Cal.
ki1ntO,.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
Use OF Soft Corn,

The greater part of soft or understandable
corn IS led easily, and to fattening hogs with
out grinding The idea is to get rid Of it as
soon as possible to prevent 1t from heating and
mo.ding. II is true enough that in large, un-
Ventilated heaps it is apt to spoil; but hun
dreds and even thousands Of bushels may be
kept until it is dried out Considering the
wastefu!ness of the usual methods Of feedny.
1t will pay to Take the needed care to keep it
water-soakod by rains, it is little more nourish-
ing than 90 much grasa Much OF the nutri-
ment in its soft state il in the cob, which fat
ten'ng hogs will not eat. Probably the best
use of soft corn is to feed it to milch cows, and
after cold weather comes there is no difficulty
corn freezes dry, and toward spring may be
ground in the cob with mixture Of equal
parts Of oats or light barley
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
THE DAIRY.
A Men. C,ennae,w Suste,,,.


At afarmers' institute recently held at Fort
Atkinson, Wis, q comparatively new method
of operating creamery was described by Mr.
g. H. White. In the course of his remarks he
spoke of the difficulties incident to the cream
aud milk gathering systems of conducting
factories, and particularly of the care that
justice to milk-producers involves The
latter have various breeds of COWS, and feed
and care for them differently. In his case,
the farmers follow their own taste and judg-
ment in the matter of breeds and of cream
ing tho milk, and each delivers his own cream
weather, and once in three days in the late
fall and winter. Each PATRONS cream il
churned by itself, and the pounds of butter it
actually makes is credited to the patron. The
weighing is done after the butter has been
sailed and has been rolled only enough to
When it is found to be all right, the butter
of each man, so far as it will fill
the different-sized tubs or butter boxes used,
is again worked and packed by itself, and re-
ceives the factory brand The little remain
doris are worked together, 80 as to fl! other
boxes If there is any defect il any batch it
is kept separated and sold without the brand,
and the net receipts credited to the patron
that furnished the cream. So each man gets
just what he would make for himself on his
excellence of the manufactory part the re-
lief to the household of the farmer, price
much above that the average farmer can OBJ
tain, and the retention of the SKINNED milk
on the farm in the best condition for feeding.
The method has thus far given great satisfac-
Gordian knot in the butter-making districts.
In answer to questions, Mr. White explained
that there is much difference to the yield of
butter from the same number Of pounds of
cream. This he credited partly to the season
and weather, but more largely to the differ
in n n h0 fa
having good facilities, some poor-some hav-
ing ice others none
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
Desfrouin,N CxrcNlio.

There is no use in trying to poison the cur
culio BY spraying plum trees with water con
little pest which makes its cresceat-shaped
missions in the plum does not do it by eating
in, but only stings the fruit As it mover eats
IN lts perfect form, no poison can affect it
Int it sheets are spread under the trees and
of and can be easily caught and destroyed